Waco News

Hi! After the soaking rain over the weekend - it was just a slow, steady "soaker," wasn't it? - the weather of late has been just beautiful! Too bad the rain couldn't have waited just a few days for the 4th of July celebrations to be over.

On Saturday, July 4, Donna and Donnie Smith of Waco, will demonstrate their gourd artistry from 10:30 a.m. a ' 3:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.

Vehicles drive Thursday through the flooded 300 block of Meadowbrook Road near Waco where the afternoon's heavy rains left the road, and several others in the area, with several inches of standing water.

Hi! Can you believe we are in the last days of June? Tuesday was just abaout the best day we've had in a while, wasn't it? Hot, but not much humidity, and no storms! We finally got the life jackets off our corn! This Sunday, there will be a meeting of the Flatwoods Cemetery Board.

Living in a down economy isn't having much effect on Harvey Conner. He still has a job the same one he's had for 44 years.

LEX 18 News has learned new information about a Madison County man charged with abusing his girlfriend's child, even forcing him to eat his own feces as a form of punishment.

"For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found." Sunday is Father's Day.

Hi! Hope you're enjoying the summertime weather we've been having - sweltering might be the word to use for some of these afternoons lately.

"I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." We sing a song in the church that says, "This joy I have the world didn't give and the world can't take it away." What brings this kind of joy to an individual, a marriage, or a family - the kind of joy that would cause one to dance, leap and spin around? Is it our possessions, or ...

A Waco man accused of breaking into his neighbor's house after the victim caught him leaving the scene has been indicted on two felony charges by a Madison County grand jury.

An Irvine man was killed Wednesday night and two others suffered injuries after a collision on KY 52 where "... alcohol appears to be a contributing factor ...," according to an incident report issued Thursday by the Kentucky State Police.

Hi! I do believe summertime is finally here - muggy days, pop-up thundershowers, flowers blooming and lawnmowers buzzing.

All four of Madison County's high schools' graduation rates above the state average in 2008, according to the latest data from the Kentucky Department of Education.

A lot of Richmond area family's are still working on getting things back to normal after the May 8 EF3 tornado hit the Waco and Kirksville areas.

Ask Paul Baker about his 42-year tenure as a teacher and administrator in the Madison County School District, and he will tell you without hesitation that it is all about serving the needs of the students.

With spring in the air, elementary students want to get out of the classroom and have fun.

A Waco man has been indicted on eight charges stemming from a Feb. 14 incident in which he allegedly threatened and imprisoned his girlfriend before fleeing from police multiple times, including while he was being tested for alcohol intoxication at Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center.

The tornado that slammed Madison County Friday afternoon skipped and hopped for 19.5 miles in 21 minutes.

Union City Day is this Saturday. There will be music, food, games, yard sales and many other things for the whole family.

Hi! What a weekend! Sure, Sunday was Mother's Day, but Friday evening was "The day of the tornado!" And that was about all that was on anyone's mind for the next few days.